Egg candler



May 27, 1930.

R. B. HOCHSTADTER Er AL EGG CANDLER Filed July 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENToR ATTORNEY May 27, l930. R. B. HocHsTADTER Er AL 1,760,697

4EGG CANDLER Filed July 25. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Fatete RGY E. HOHSTAJDTER AND FRANK HOCHSTADTER, F BROOKLYN, NEW 'EURE EGG CANDLER Application tiled July 25, 1928.

' This invention relates to an egg candler, the general object of the invention being to provide a casing containing an electric lamp and having a spring pressed hinged part hava ing an egg receiving opening therein, .with means whereby the circuit ot the lamp will be automatically closed when an egg is pressed into the opening to swing the member 1nwardly, the circuit being broken. again when 'to the egg is withdrawn by the sprlng pressing the member outwardly to its normal position.

This invention also:y consists in certain other features of construction and in the coinbination and arrangement of the several l parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed .out in the appended claim.

ln describing the invention in detail, reiference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views7 and in which Figure 1 is an elevation showing one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 ot Figs1 ure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view.

Figure l is an elevation showing a modification.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through Figure l.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, the numeral 1 indicates a casing which has its front open and 2 indicates a member closing the opening, said member being hingedly connected with the casing at one end,`as shown at 3, and having a pin 4 at its other end which engages a slot 5 in the casing so that the member has limited rocking movement on its hinge. A spring 6 normally holds the member in its outward position with the in 4 engaging the outer end of the slot 5. n opening 7 is arranged in the member 2, said opening having aring walls and being of substantially oval shape and with a cushion 8 of felt or the like covering the walls of the opening and that part of the outer face of the member 2 which is adjacent the opening..

A conical reflector 9 is connected with the door 20 which closes an opening in the upper Serial No. 295,270.

inner face of the member 2 and surrounds the opening and its small end surrounds the bulb 10 which its in a socket 11 carried by a partition 12 in the casing so that the rays ot light from the lamp bulb will pass through the opening and thus illuminate an egg placed in said opening, it being understood that the opening with the cushion on its walls is ot such asize as to partly receive an egg so that the rays oi" light must pass through the egg 30 and thus permit the egg to be inspected to see whether or not it is detective A battery holder 13 is placed in the rear chamber of the casing formed by the partition 12 and this holder is arranged to receive the batteries B. A contact spring 14 has one end connected with the holder and its other end engages the central contact of the lampbulb and a conductor 15 connects the socket 11 with a contact 16 on the casing and which is enga ed by a metal plate 1'? fastened to the under ace of the member 2 when said member is moved inwardly. A conductor 18 connects the holder with a plate 19 fastened to a end of the casing and a spring 21 is carried by the plate 19 and engages a terminal of one of the batteries B. A. terminal of the other battery bea-rs against a plate 22 at the lower part of the casing and a part of the spring 6 is in contact with this plate and another part of the spring is in contact with the plate 17. Thus it will be seen that the spring 6 normally holds the member 2 with its plate 17 out of engagement with the contact l16 so that the circuit to the lamp 10 is broken. When an egg is placed in the opening in the member 2, the said member will be swung inwardly against the action of its spring 6 so that the plate 17 will engage the contact 16 and thus the circuit from the batteries to the lamp wll be closed. As soon as thel egg is remove the spring 6 will return the member 2 to its normal position and thus break the circuit to the lamp. The door 20 provides access to the parts and when closed, will hold the spring 21 against the batteries so as to insure perfect contact between the parts.

In the modiication shown in Figures 4 and 5, an ordinary electric lamp 10 is used s0 109 that the device een he connected to e house system instead of using the smell batteries shown in the rst form of the invention. Tin this cese, en ordinary socket i1 is placed in 5 the easing to receive the bulb i0 end theretieotor 9 is fastened to the bese or the soehet end enoioses the lamp and is so arranged that it will redest the iight rays through the openn ing in the rnemher 2 which is of the seme w construction es that heitere described The conductors 23 pass through, e hoie in the er C'" ing, With one conductor connected with `the Contact i6 end the other With the damp end with e plate 22 with which the spring e en 15 gages. Thus when 'an egg is pierced in the opening in the :member 2", the eironitto the lomp Wid he closed and thus the egg Wiii he illuminated end when the egg ie rr-nlfnored9 the circuit will he broken..

Z@ dit is thought :trom the foregoing descrip" tion that the advantages end novel i'eotures oi the invention Wild he reediiy apparent,

is to he understood that changes muy he mede in the construction in the eoniu hine'tion and Ierrangenoent o the severed ports, provided that such changes 'Enh Within the scope of the appended oieiin dWhat We eieirn is Ain ea-ndiingg device comprising o, one so ing haring openingtherein with e hole in the top over the opening, e member edo@- the oper-ring1 and hingediy connected its lower end to the easing, o pin oorried hy the upper end of the seid member end es gouging the hoie in the 'top of the easing 'whereby movement of the member is iiniited at spring in the easing; end hearing nger the inner iower peri; o" the nier-eher ingn the pin et the outer Wold oi the here, seid i@ member having en ovoieheped hole therein, e reflector of eonieoi shape having derive end passing through seid overl hole, with srneii end arranged in the easing e cushion oerried hy the large end of the reiieetor9 on @te ede-atrio huih in the easing surrounded the sniejii end oi" the reflector, o oiroui't .or Ythe hulde end Ineens ior (dosing the oireuit hy the invynrd movement the niemhen in testimony 'whereof We @ihn our signe 5o threeI En HGHSTABDTER 

